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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <em.financialsecs@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:48:04 +0200
Subject: Good Day
Attn:
Sir,
We are into financial investment brokerage facilitating soft loans for prospective interviewees with optimal result.
My name is Michael Edward, an investment marketer with M&G investment (UK) Ltd, we have surplus cash ($5BN USD) inflow from some Asian investors whose wishes are to stay anonymous in the whole of the transaction because of their status in their respective Countries.
Hence, I am contacting you as we are now issuing loans to credible fund managers with good knowledge in money marketing with reasonable yields. Perhaps you might be interested to take an investment loan through us and I am willing and ready to assist you obtain the loan with less stress and without unnecessary collateral as much as you have a defined financial goal setter profile.
Contact me on a confidential basis and I’ll guide you on the salient parts that could facilitate and fast track the loan process without fail and you shall settle me upon receipt of the fund you applied for !!
Please get back to me for further details ASAP!
Best regard,
Michael Edward
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